Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal Committee Building, Planning & Zoning Committee,  Civic Center & Promotion Committee  met Tuesday afternoon at City Hall.

All members were present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

Consider leases with Frontier Village tenants.   One was for a dollar, other leases varied.  City Attorney Leo Ryan presented Searle Swedlund on the phone who said The Kirkpatrick Gallery was put at a dollar, owned by the Jamestown Fine Arts Association.  Searle added that other rates varied based on coop agreements. The process of facilitating the leases will be handled by City Attorney Ryan.   The committee recommends adopting all leases as presented.

Then considered the Frontier Village stagecoach agreement, at a one dollar lease for the season.  The committee recommends approving the agreement.

 

The committee recommends establishing a budget for the operation and maintenance of the Frontier Village.   City Administrator Sarah Hellekson said the proposed budget would be added to the city’s general fund budget and would include liability insurance premium.  The addition will need to be approved by the City Council.

Overall Mayor Heinrich said it may be a year to assess the values and costs of the Frontier Village operations, and put the information before any entity that may wish to purchase the Village in the future.

The committee took no action.

In other business…

The committee recommends approving a request from RMEF Mindak Inc for a site authorization to conduct gaming at the Gladstone Inn (Ballroom) on March 14, 2020.

INFORMATIONAL: The issuance and sale of Series AC Refunding Improvement Bond warrants to fund the 18-41 paving project is scheduled for the March 2, 2020 City Council meeting.

INFORMATIONAL: Appointments to the Board of Adjustments (1 open position), James River Library System Board (1 open position), and Pension Committee (1 employee representative position and the City Council representative) are scheduled at the March 2, 2020, City Council meeting.

Also Meeting Was The City Council’s:

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

INFORMATIONAL: A public hearing is scheduled for the March 2, 2020, City Council meeting concerning the dangerous building at 202 Business Loop West.

INFORMATIONAL: The second reading of Ordinance No. 1523, introduced by Council Member Steele, to amend and re-enact Sections 9-12, 9-13, and 23-38 of the City Code pertaining to the Building Code and Plumbing Code, is scheduled at the March 2, 2020, City Council meeting.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No items were on the agenda.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.